Back in 2010 Laura Bush appeared on CNN talking about same-sex marriage with Larry King. During her chat with King, she revealed that she disagreed with George W. on the subject of gay marriage. A portion of her interview appeared in a new $1 million media campaign by the Respect for Marriage Coalition, co-chaired by the Human Rights Campaign.

Once Bush heard of her inclusion in the clip, she enlisted her spokesperson Anne MacDonald to release the following statement, “Mrs. Bush did not approve of her inclusion in this advertisement nor is she associated in any way with the group that made the ad.”

When the Respect for Marriage Coalition received Laura’s request, they stated they would release a new ad without the former First Lady. The ad will still feature clips from President Obama, former secretary of state Colin Powell, and Dick Cheney, former vice president to George W. Bush. Check out the ad with Laura below while it’s still online.

Laura Bush In Gay Marriage Commercial

Why do you think Laura wants out of the commercial? Pressure from George, from the party or some other reason? Sound off below.

I met Laura Bush when I was in high school, and honestly she seemed like a genuinely loving person. Vastly different from many “deer in the headlight” interviews she often gave. I wouldn’t say she is a closet liberal, but I definitely think she is more progressively minded when it comes to acceptance. The request seems like an instance of caving under conservative pressure.

Rick

I wouldn’t want my face there either if I were here. She didn’t approve it. She’s not part of the org that wanted to use it. It’s stealing and using her image to promote something she is not a part of. None of us would want that to happen to us either. As for gay marriage…is the furtherest thing from anyone’s mind given the current state of affairs in this country.

Ryan

The image use is resolved though, Rick. The Coalition could have kept her clip but they were respectful. As for gay marriage being the furthest thing from anyone’s mind, that isn’t true for those who have influenced rights passing all over the world especially in the last few years. There has always been and will always be a variety of challenges going on and certain groups will be affecting the changes of their choosing. Furthermore challenges such as the economy and gay rights are not mutually exclusive, as working to improve one field can also improve the other.